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United States vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

United States
usa
Leads on 64 of 108 metrics
Zambia
zmb
Leads on 38 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing United States and Zambia: Zambia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (10,150) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Heliports (8,130) against Zambia (4); Zambia leads on Oil Imports (17,570) against United States (10.27). Across 108 compared metrics, United States wins on 64 and Zambia wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.2 %★15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points★57.33 points
Radios575★1.2
Televisions219277,000★
Waterways41,009★2,250

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country350.60B $★826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.95T $★32.38B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.5 %9.1 %★
Coal Revenue0.2★0.04
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.1 %12.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)16.9 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index92★56.9
Electricity Consumption3.911.04★
Electricity Exports9.7★1.18
Electricity from Fossil Fuels70★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants793★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables14★2
Electricity Imports72.72★2.19
Electricity Installed Capacity1.092.57★
Electricity Production4.111.55★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)278.47 USD per capita★8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient41.851.5★
Gross Fixed Investment12.920.5★
Gross National Saving18.938.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.25 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %★15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★1.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption767.6★0
Natural Gas Exports89.7★0
Natural Gas Imports86.15★0
Natural Gas Production772.8★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption19.1516,000★
Oil Exports1.92360★
Oil Imports10.2717,570★
Oil Production9.69190★
Oil Proved Reserves20.68★0
Population Below Poverty Line15.1 people★54.4 people
Public Debt114.871.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.8 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption19.9623,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5.22371★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2.1810,150★
Refined Petroleum Products Production20.313,120★
Remittances00.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.044.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.25★71.66
Taxes and Other Revenues10.616.8★
Unemployment Rate4.2 %★6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-14.29M★212,572
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.8★9.88
Population Distributionlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwestone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1,383 Cubic meters per year★47 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources3.07104.8★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.11 %★0.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)94.67★44
Agricultural land4.17M sq. km★238,390 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)19,924 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land234,782★1,560

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.3 %★30.99 %
Administrative Divisions50★10
Independence424★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.7★10.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)16.6 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)17 %★85 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.5★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)36.2 %8.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA1.5
Underweight Children Under 50.4★11.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1.40M★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.38 %52.13 %★
Human Capital Index0.72★0.41
Life expectancy at birth83.22 years★70.69 years
Median age of population38.79 years★18.13 years
Population Change2.26M persons★624,260.3 persons
Population density38.15 per sq. km30.24 per sq. km★
Total population349.13M persons★22.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.40.84★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %29.6 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.9 %★49.6 %
Death Rate (%)8.76 %4.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age78.56M persons★5.74M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate174.17★7.41
Learning-adjusted years of school11.07 years★4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother183.4 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population18.94 people★3.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)177.13★166.52
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.52 %★55.41 %
Physician Density3.68 people/sq km★0.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %2.51 %★
Population living in slums0.05 %45.09 %★
Total deaths2.87M persons103,544 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.73 %★52.58 %
Total fertility rate1.61 per woman3.9 per woman★
Total net-migration1.49M persons★8,443.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.52 per live births★47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.06★0.05
Airports16,116★120
Civil Air Travel8,252★12
Heliports8,130★4

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